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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 23 Jun 2016

    Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia protest against their government after damining UN report http://bbc.in/28PyWON pic.twitter.com/5eYBvkfloa

    2:03 AM - 23 Jun 2016
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      1. Girma Gutema℠‏ @Abbaacabsa 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Ethiopians CAN'T demonstrate in their own country like that. Regime gunned down >400 ppl on #OromoProtests. We live under tyranny

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      2. Girma Gutema℠‏ @Abbaacabsa 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        What u called "Eritrean refugees" are NOT Eritreans in fact. Most of them are Ethiopians from Tigray region. TPLF plays fake game

        1 reply 21 retweets 19 likes
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      1. Tadese O'Barr, Bekane‏ @bekansiif 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Absolute lie &political game of Ethiopia. Ethiopia regime forced refugees,organized protests in north against #Eritrea. #justice

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      1. #SanctionsLifted‏ @DahlaKib 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        don't be stupid and lose your credibility using staged demonstrations. #IStandWithEritreapic.twitter.com/3N4anMaNg4

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      2. gebregziabher‏ @gbrgzhr 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        It is the time to eliminate the alshabab affiliated and Dictators in Eritrea!

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Sa Ismu‏ @IsmuSa15 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @gbrgzhr @BBCAfrica

        your late dictator Meles created Alshabab fiction&death came knocking his door. Many TPLF fictions about Eritrea failed

        0 replies 6 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Fikre AA‏ @umbfikre 24 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        : most of the protesters are Ethiopians ( members of tplf) and the demonstration is part of the Ethiopian dictators dram .

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
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      1. MESFIN ERITREA‏ @awet_nihafash 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        are Ethiopians allowed to demonstrate against their own government in #Ethiopia ?? funny , #Eritrea #USApic.twitter.com/MSYpNpsjV6

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      1. #SanctionsLifted‏ @DahlaKib 25 Jun 2016
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        just a drama played by #TPLF gangsters. Born fake and will dye fake.pic.twitter.com/d1UivenuR4

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      1. Mussie Sibhatu 🕇  🇪🇷‏ @1People1Heart 23 Jun 2016
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        how about the 10,000 Eritreans stormed Geneva to reject the politically motivated #COIEritrea @UN report?pic.twitter.com/3FHuZvnbbd

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